Air gauge control



Dec. 21, 1965 w. A. MlNlX 3,224,251

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AIR GAUGE CONTROL Filed Nov. 25, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WILLIAMA- MINIX ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,224,251 AIR GAUGE CONTROLWilliam A. Minix, Detroit, Mich., assignor to Freeland Gauge Company,Detroit, Mich. Filed Nov. 25, 1964, Ser. No. 413,683 8 Claims. (Cl.7337.5)

The present invention relates to air flow gaging devices for gaging thebore of a part and wherein air leakage from a gage head Within said boreis visibly measured and compared with air leakage from said gage headwithin a series of predetermined master bores to provide a range for theselection or rejection of work pieces.

More particularly the present invention is directed to a pneumaticcontrol for the automatic sorting of selected parts .corresponding tothe master bores in the selected range and wherein automatic controlmeans are activated depending upon a variable reactive intermittentcontrol air pressure in the line to the gage head for energizing one ofa series of control mechanisms for operating a sorting device. It is anobject of the present invention to provide pneumatic control mechanismfor activating a limit switch connected to one of a plurality of sortingmechanisms. The control device is accurately adjusted so as to respondto a reactive variable intermittent control air pressure from a gagingelement in a selective matter whereby a particular control element willnot fire unless the gaged part has a measurement within a predeterminedto tolerance corresponding to one of a plurality of master bores withinan approved range.

It'is an object of the invention to provide a series of control elementsemployed in conjunction with gaging apparatus with each of the controlelements separately adjusted so as to respond only upon application of avariable control pressure corresponding to the range of tolerance for aparticular one of several master gage bores.

It is another object to provide a pneumatic control mechanism whichincorporates an operating chamber with an air pressure responsiveflexible movable diaphragm for actuating the plunger of a limit switch;and a second controlchamber mounting a second air pressure responsivemovable diaphragm for actuating a normally seated valve for permittingthe flow of air under a constant pressure to an operating chamber. Thecontrol chamber diaphragm is initially biased so as to be in balancewith a constant source of pressure. The variable control reactivepressure from the gage element is connected to the control chamber foroperation in conjunction with the second diaphragm bias providing anupset of said balance and momentary unseating of the control valve.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specificationand claims in conjunction with the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the present pneumatic controlapparatus incorporating an air gage assembly and a series of controlelements.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the pneumatic connections between thegage apparatus and the control elements.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section on an enlarged scale of one of thecontrol elements.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the mounting of a limitswitch upon control element housing.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary section taken in the direction of arrows 5-5 ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary section taken in the direction of arrows 6-6 ofFIG. 3.

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary section taken in the direction of arrows 77 ofFIG. 3.

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FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a master which is one of a seriesemployed.

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view thereof.

Referring to the drawing, the present air gage control apparatus 11,FIG. 1, includes a support plate 12 with mounting fasteners 13.

The gage has an air pressure dial indicator 14 with needle 15responsively movable relative to calibrations 16, and a manual off andon switch 17 for controlling communication of air under pressure fromconduits 18 and 21 to indicator 14.

Referring to FIG. 2, a supply of air is delivered to conduit 18 at, forillustration, psi. for connection with pressure regulator 19, which inthe illustrative embodiment is set at 40 p.s.i, for delivering aconstant flow of air under pressure through magnification needle valve20 regulating flow of air to conduit 21, and to the zero air bleedcontrol needle valve 22 and thence to atmosphere. In air line 18 betweenvalves 20 and 22 there is connected an air delivery conduit 23 whichjoins gage head 24 having orifices 25 adapted for registry with the boreof a work piece W. A ring master M is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, being oneof several in a predetermined tolerance range. Each includes a bore Bfor comparison with the bore of work piece W.

In the normal operation of air leakage gages of the type shown in FIG.2, air leakage from gage head 24 within the bore of work piece W isvisibly measured and compared with air leakage from said gage head 24within a series of predetermined master bores of a series of masters M.This provides a range for the selection or rejection of work piecesemploying for illustration four ring masters indicating a go range ofacceptable bores. These masters will have diameters, for example, of1.0005 inches; 1.0010 inches; 1.0015 inches and 1.0020 inches, FIG. 2.This indicates, for example, the full range of acceptable bores for workpieces outside of which the work piece is rejected.

The amount of air bleeding from head 24 within work piece W in or out ofthe acceptable range will depend upon the bore tested. This bleedingwill vary and will provide in air lines 18 and 23 an intermittentvariable reaction control air pressure. This control pressure is usedfor the actuation of one of a series of pneumatic control elements A, B,C, D depending upon its setting so as to respond to air pressure tocause firing or activation of the particular pneumatic control element.These respective control elements are indicated at A, B, C, and D, FIG.2. A separate conduit 26A, 26B, 26C, and 26D joins line 26 and connectsthe main air line 18 in communication with the air pressure indicator14. There is thus transmitted respectively to each of the controlelements A, B, C, and D the variable reactive intermittent air controlpressure in line 18 provided by the amount of air leakage at head 24.

Due to the different setting of each of the control elernents A, B, C,and D, only one thereof will be activated or fire for actuating one of aseries of sorting devices. This is accomplished, for illustration, by anelectrical control such a limit switch which actuates a solenoid, forexample, and which controls the operation of a gate. Thus a gauged partgoes in one direction or another and is thus sorted, since there arenormally a series of such gates, operated selectively by the respectivecontrol mechanism A, B, C, and D. Thus the part corresponding to thepartic ular range defined by the masters possibly all within the go areacan be separately sorted according to their correspondence with aparticular master bore. Thus, this variable control pressure istransmitted through the respective branches 26A, 26B, 26C and 26D toeach of the control chambers 30 of the control elements, FIG. 3.

Each of the control elements A, B, C and D have a housing 29, providedwith a source of air under constant pressure. Line 27 from main air line18, FIG. 2 connects pressure regulator 28 set for illustrations at 40p.s.i., and through the respective branches 27A, 27B, 27C and 27Ddelivers constant air pressure to the respective control chambers 30,FIG. 3.

Since the variable reactive pressure in line 23 will vary depending uponthe size of the work piece bore with respect to the series of masters,this variable control pressure will be transmitted back through line 26to each of the control chambers of the series of control devices 29.However, due to the setting of the initial bias upon the diaphragm 37within control chamber 30, only one of the four control elements willrespond to operate an electrical device.

These control elements 29 are individually mounted upon the rear surfaceof support 12, FIG. 1, to provide a complete unit. One of the saidcontrol elements is described with respect to FIGS. 3 through 7.

Pneumatic control element The present control element includes housing29 having adjacent one end control chamber 30 with the longitudinallyadjustable piston 31 sealed therein at 32. Mounting boss 33 has athreaded bore to receive manually adjustable screw 34 which projectsinto the control chamber and operatively engages ball 35 within coneshaped recess 36 upon one side of piston31 for controlling longitudinaladjustment of said piston.

A flexible axially movable diaphragm 37 :of rubber or equivalent issealed within control chamber 30. Centrally mounted upon said diaphragmis an axially arranged actuator 38 having a central portion whichprojects through the diaphragm and mounts retainer 39 engaging one endof compression spring 40. The opposite end of said spring is nested andretained within bore 41 of piston 31. Spring 40 provides an initial biasupon one side of diaphragm 37 tending to flex its central portionaxially to the right, FIG. 3.

Adjacent the opposite end of housing 29 is an operating chamber 57; andinterconnecting chambers 30 and 57 is an axial bore 55.

A normally closed valve assembly is mounted within bore 55 and includesthe flanged valve seat 42, a portion of which extends into controlchamber 30. The valve seat has an axial bore within which is loosely andmovably positioned the control rod 43 which has a series of peripheralelongated flutes 44 defining a series of air passages 45, FIG. 7.

The valve assembly includes ball 46 normally seated at 47 within thebushing 48. Ball 46 is biased to seated position by flanged stem 49 andcompression spring 50 upon the interior of said bushing preventing theflow of air under pressure through bore 55.

The bushing 48 is retained within said bore by retainer screw 51 whosebore 54 provides communication into chamber 56 relative to thetransverse flexible diaphragm 58, sealed across operating chamber 57.Bushing 48 has a series of elongated spaced peripheral portions 52defining the elongated air channels 53 communicating bores 54 and 55.

Actuator 59 is axially secured to and projects through diaphragm 58 andhas a bore which cooperatively receives guide pin 61 anchored to thehousing.

Coil spring 60 is mounted around a portion of actuator 59 and at one endbears against housing 29 within control chamber 57 and provides aninitial bias to the left of the central portion of diaphragm 58 normallyresisting movement of actuator 59 in the opposite direction.

The limit switch or other control switch 63 adapted for connection toany type of sorting mechanism, for illustration, is fastened at 64 tobracket 65, FIG. 4, anchored at 66 upon housing 29. Limit switch 63includes an actuating plunger 62 which extends through the wall of thehousing and into operating chamber 57 and is in operative engagementwith actuator 59; and thus responds to flexing movement of diaphragm 58to the right from the position shown in FIG. 3.

Radial exhaust passage 67 inter-connects one end of bore 55 adjacentdiaphragm 58 with the atmosphere. Bleed plug 68 is positioned withinpassage 67 and includes an air bleed orifice 69 to permit the gradualescape of accumulated air within bore 55.

Referring to FIG. 2 a supply of air under constant pressure, such asforty p.s.i. is directed through conduits 27A, 27B, 27C and 27D tocontrol chamber 30 upon the side of diaphragm 37 opposite from itsbiasing spring 40.

In setting up control element A an initial balance is establishedbetween the constant air pressure supplied through conduit 27A intochamber 30 and the spring bias applied to said diaphragm from itsopposite side through manual adjustment of screw 34.

Operation In the initial set up of the control element with constantpressure applied to chamber 30, the bias through spring 40 and piston 31is sufiicient to balance diaphragm 37 and actuator 38 to maintaincontrol rod 43 operatively so as not to unseat biased ball 46. Byregulating screw 34 and piston 31 the compression and sensitivity ofspring 40 may be regulated.

The variable reactive intermittent control air pressure in line 23 isdelivered through the conduit 26 or the re-' spective branch conduits26A, 26B, 26C, 26D to the side of the diaphragm 37 within the controlchamber 30 corresponding to its biased side or adjacent spring 40. Uponapplication intermittently of this variable reactive control pressure tochamber 30 there is created a temporary imbalance upon diaphragm 37which flexes to the right of FIG. 3 and actuator 38 axially movescontrol rod 43 to unseat ball 46. For a very short period the air underpressure of 40 pounds p.s.i. in chamber 30 will move through passages45, through bore of valve seat 42, through passages 53 and thencethrough bores 54 and 55 into chamber 56, forming a part of the operatingchamber 57. This causes flexing to the right of diaphragm 58 againstspring 60. This causes a corresponding axial movement of actuator 59 anda momentary actuation of plunger 62 of limit switch 63.

Any build up of air within bore 55 escapes through exhaust passage 67and air bleed plug 68. Just as soon as this variable reactiveintermittent control air pressure is relieved from conduit 26, FIG. 3,the air compressed within chamber 30 will cause diaphragm 37 to flexaxially to the left against the action of spring 40 until the diaphragmhas assumed the neutral position shown. Ball 46 is again seated closingoff further flow of compressed air through bore 55 to control chamber56.

By adjustment of manual control screw 34 shown in FIG. 1 on supportplate 12, a very sensitive balance can be created between the initialbias applied through spring 40 to diaphragm 37, and the constant airpressure in chamber 30 delivered through conduit 27.

By adjusting screw 34 of control device A, FIGS. 2 and 3, the amount ofreactive air pressure through conduit 26A which will be suflicient toovercome the balance of diaphragm 37 in control chamber 30 may bevaried. By similarly adjusting all four of the separate control elementsA, B, C and D, it is seen that a variable reactive control pressure ofone degree could cause an imbalance of the control diaphragm in controlchamber 30, insuflicient to create an imbalance in control member A butsuflicient to create an imbalance in controlmember B in the set up shownin FIG..2.

Successively then, each of the adjusting screws 34 of the respectivecontrol device A, B, C, and D will have a different bias pressure ofsuch sensitivity that only one. of the four control mechanism A, B, Cand D will be. activated in the gaging of one particular bore of a partwith all the other control devices momentarily rendered ineffective.This provides a device by which even in the go range or acceptable rangeof bores the parts may be sorted since the control mechanism respondingto a particular bore and corresponding master will operate only one ofthe series of limit switches 63 or other switching mechanism foroperating an individual sorting device electrically.

. This is particularly true because the reactive pressure delivered to'the conduit 26, namely through any of the branches 26A, 26B, 26C or 26Dwill vary depending upon the amount of air bleeding which occurs at gagehead 24 in its application to a particular work piece. For example, allthe bores may be in the go zone or all acceptable. However, activationof the B control unit would indicate a bore corresponding to a master ofone 1.0010 inch for sorting in one category whereas actuation of thecontrol device D with a difierent control pressure because of theincreased clearance of head 24 with respect to a work piece boreoperates a different control mechanism. That particular work piece astested would then be mechanically sorted since the present pneumaticcontrol device operates selectively any one of the four limit switches63.

Upon support 12 adjacent each of the respective adjusting screws 34corresponding to the individual control devices A, B, C, and D, FIG. 1,there is a bulb respectively indicated at A, B, C, and D correspondingto and indicating when lighted the actuation of a particular controlelement A, B, C or D.

Having described my invention reference should be had to the followingclaims.

I claim:

1. In an air gage providing a variable reactive control air pressure; alimit switch for actuating a gaged part sorting device and including aplunger;

a housing mounting said limit switch and including an operating chamberinto which said plunger movably extends;

a first flexible and axially movable diaphragm sealed Within saidchamber;

an actuator on said diaphragm normally biased to resist movement of saiddiaphragm in one direction and movable therewith and operativelyengageable with said plunger;

there being a control chamber in said housing;

a second flexible and axially movable diaphragm sealed within saidcontrol chamber; there being a passage interconnecting said chambers;

a normally closed movable valve seated in said passage closingcommunication between said chambers;

an actuator upon said second diaphragm;

an axial control rod guidably mounted upon said housing axially movabletherein and interposed between and engaging said valve and latteractuator, adapted for unseating said valve;

a source of air at a preset constant pressure connected to the controlchamber on one side of the second diaphragm adapted for communicationwith said passage;

an axially adjustable piston on the other side of said second diaphragmsealed within the control chamber;

spring means interposed between said piston and said second diaphragmfor providing a balancing pressure upon said other side of said seconddiaphragm whereby said valve is normally seated;

and adjustable screw means on said housing at one end operativelyengaging said piston and at its other end projecting from said housingto facilitate manual adjustment;

said variable reaction control air pressure being connected to saidcontrol chamber upon the piston side of said diaphragm for variablycreating with said spring means a pressure inbalance acting upon said 6second diaphragm moving the same to momentarily unseat said valve, saidsource of air under constant pressure moving said first diaphragmagainstits bias to actuate said limit switch.

2. In an air gage providing a variable reactive intermittent control airpressure in an air line;

a limit switch for momentarily activating a sorting device for gagedparts and including a plunger;

a housing mounting said limit switch and including an operating chamberinto which said plunger movably extends;

a first flexible and axially movable diaphragm sealed within saidchamber, normally biased to resist movement in one direction and adaptedupon such movement for operative engagement with said plunger; therebeing a control chamber in said housing;

a second flexible and axially movable diaphragm sealed within saidsecond control chamber normally biased from one side for movement in onedirection; there being a bore in said housing interconnecting saidchambers;

a biased normally closed movable valve seated in said bore closing oflcommunication between said chambers;

a control rod guidably mounted within said bore and axially movabletherein and interposed between and engaging said valve and the seconddiaphragm for unseating said valve on movement of the latter diaphragmin said one direction;

a source of air at a preset constant pressure connected to the controlchamber on one side of the second diaphragm adapted for communicationwith said bore; normally opposing the bias of said second diaphragm andin balance therewith;

said air line with its variable reaction control air pressure beingconnected to said control chamber upon the opposite side of said seconddiaphragm for variably creating a pressure imbalance acting upon saidsecond diaphragm for moving the same to momentarily unseat said valve;

said source of air under constant pressure moving said first diaphragmto actuate said limit switch plunger.

3. In the air gage of claim 2, an actuator on said first diaphargmoperatively engageable with said plunger;

and an actuator on said second diaphragm operatively engageable withsaid control rod.

4. In the air gage of claim 2, an actuator on said first diaphragmoperatively engageable with said plunger;

and an actuator on said second diaphragm operatively engageable withsaid control rod, the actuator on the first diaphragm being guidably andmovably mounted upon said housing.

5. In the air gage of claim 2, the bias for said second diaphragm beingvariable and including an axially adjustable piston on one side of saidsecond diaphragm and sealed within said control chamber;

spring means interposed between said piston and said second diaphragm,in balance with the constant air pressure upon its other side;

and an adjustable screw means on said housing at one end operativelyengaging said piston and at its other end projecting from said housingto facilitate manual adjustment thereof.

6. In the air gage of claim 2, said valve including an elongated passageterminating at one end in a seat;

and a ball biased against said seat;

said control rod loosely nested in said valve passage and having aseries of elongated flutes in its outer surface and extending its fulllength for the passage of said air under contant pressure.

7. In the air gage of claim 2, there being a transverse exhaust passagein the housing interconnecting said bore adjacent the first diaphragmwith the exterior of the housing;

and an air bleed plug in said exhaust passage.

.8. In an air flow device for gaging the bore'of a part, whereinairleakage from a gage head within said bore is visibly measured andcompared with air leakage from said gage head within a series ofpredetermined master bores, providing a range for the selection orrejection of work pieces;

a pneumatic control for the automatic sorting of selected-partscorresponding to the master bores in the selected range;

a support;

a gage body mounted on the support and including an air pressureindicator;

a source of air under regulated constant pressure connected to the gagebody for communication with the said indicator;

a gage head havingv an orifice;

a conduit between said gage body and gage head;

the application of said head to a bore permitting variable air bleedingfrom said head depending upon the bore size; I

suchbleeding providing a variable reaction intermittent control airpressure in said conduit;

a series of separate control elements, each individually adjusted forfiring and selective operation of a part sorting device depending uponcorrespondence of the bore tested with one of the series ofcorresponding master bores;

each control element comprising a limit switch for momentarilyactivating a sorting device and including a plunger;

a housing mounting said limit switch including an operating chamber intowhich said plunger movably extends;

a first flexible and axially movable diaphragm sealed within saidchamber, normally biased to resist movement in one direction and adaptedupon such move-' ment for operative engagement with said plunger; andthere being a central chamber in said housing;

a second flexible and axially movable diaphragm sealed within saidcontrol chamber normally biased from one side for movement in onedirection; there,

being a bore in said housing interconnecting said chambers; I

a biased normally closed movable valve seated in said bore closing offcommunication between said chambers;

- a control rod guidably mounted within said bore and axially movabletherein and interposed between and engaging said valve and the seconddiaphragm for unseating said valve on movement of the latter diaphragmin said one direction;

a source of air at a preset constant pressure connected to the controlchamber on one side of the second diaphragm adapted for communicationwith said bore; normally opposing the bias of said second diaphragm andin balance therewith;

said air line with its variable reaction control air pressure beingconnected to said control chamber upon the opposite side of said seconddiaphragm for variably creating a pressure imbalance acting upon saidsecond diaphragm for moving the same to momentarily unseat said valve;

said source of air under constant pressure moving said first diaphragmto actuate said limitswitch plunger.

No references cited.

LOUIS R. PRINCE, Primary Examiner.

8. IN AN AIR FLOW DEVICE FOR GAGING THE BORE OF A PART, WHEREIN AIRLEAKAGE FROM A GAGE HEAD WITHIN SAID BORE IS VISIBLY MEASURED ANDCOMPARED WITH AIR LEAKAGE FROM SAID GAGE HEAD WITHIN A SERIES OFPREDETERMINED MASTER BORES, PROVIDING A RANGE FOR THE SELECTION ORREJECTION OF WORK PIECES; A PNEUMATIC CONTROL FOR THE AUTOMATIC SORTINGOF SELECTED PARTS CORRESPONDING TO THE MASTER BORES IN THE SELECTEDRANGE; A SUPPORT; A GAGE BODY MOUNTED ON THE SUPPORT AND INCLUDING ANAIR PRESSURE INDICATOR; A SOURCE OF AIR UNDER REGULATED CONSTANTPRESSURE CONNECTED TO THE GAGE BODY FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE SAIDINDICATOR; A GAGE HEAD HAVING AN ORIFICE; A CONDUIT BETWEEN SAID GAGEBODY AND GAGE HEAD; THE APPLICATION OF SAID HEAD TO A BROE PERMITTINGVARIABLE AIR BLEEDING FROM SAID HEAD DEPENDING UPON THE BORE SIZE; SUCHBLEEDING PROVIDING A VARIABLE REACTION INTERMITTENT CONTROL AIR PRESSUREIN SAID CONDUIT; A SERIES OF SEPARATE CONTROL ELEMENTS, EACHINDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTED FOR FIRING AND SELECTIVE OPERATION OF A PARTSORTING DEVICE DEPENDING UPON CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BORE TESTED WITH ONEOF THE SERIES OF CORRESPONDING MASTER BORES; EACH CONTROL ELEMENTCOMPRISING A LIMIT SWITCH FOR MOMENTARILY ACTIVATING A SORTING DEVICEAND INCLUDING A PLUNGER; A HOUSING MOUNTING SAID LIMIT SWITCH INCLUDINGAN OPERATING CHAMBER INTO WHICH SAID PLUNGER MOVABLY EXTENDS; A FIRSTFLEXIBLE AND AXIALLY MOVABLE DIAPHRAGM SEALED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER,NORMALLY BIASED TO RESIST MOVEMENT IN ONE DIRECTION AND ADAPTED UPONSUCH MOVEMENT FOR OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PLUNGER; AND THEREBEING A CENTRAL CHAMBER IN SAID HOUSING; A SECOND FLEXIBLE AND AXIALLYMOVABLE DIAPHRAGM SEALED WITHIN SAID CONTROL CHAMBER NORMALLY BIASEDFROM ONE SIDE FOR MOVEMENT IN ONE DIRECTION; THERE BEING A BORE IN SAIDHOUSING INTERCONNECTING SAID CHAMBERS; A BIASED NORMALLY CLOSED MOVABLEVALVE SEATED IN SAID BORE CLOSING OFF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAIDCHAMBERS; A CONTROL ROD GUIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BORE AND AXIALLYMOVABLE THEREIN AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND ENGAGING SAID VALVE AND THESECOND DIAPHRAGM FOR UNSEATING SAID VALVE ON MOVEMENT OF THE LATTERDIAPHRAGM IN SAID ONE DIRECTION; A SOURCE OF AIR AT A PRESET CONSTANTPRESSURE CONNECTED TO THE CONTROL CHAMBER ON ONE SIDE OF THE SECONDDIAPHRAGM ADAPTED FOR COMMUNICATION WITH SAID BORE; NORMALLY OPPOSINGTHE BIAS OF SAID SECOND DIAPHRAGM AND IN BALANCE THEREWITH; SAID AIRLINE WITH ITS VARIABLE REACTION CONTROL AIR PRESSURE BEING CONNECTED TOSAID CONTROL CHAMBER UPON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SECOND DIAPHRAGM FORVARIABLY CREATING A PRESSURE IMBALANCE ACTING UPON SAID SECOND DIAPHRAGMFOR MOVING THE SAME TO MOMENTARILY UNSEAT SAID VALVE; SAID SOURCE OF AIRUNDER CONSTANT PRESSURE MOVING SAID FIRST DIAPHRAGM TO ACTUATE SAIDLIMIT SWITCH PLUNGER.